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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 165, 18 December 1914, Page 2

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LONDON MARKETS, By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. , London, December 1(1. Wheat.—Firm; sellers are asking more. Wool.—The , sales closed with good competition for all erossbreds at the highest rates of the series, finer sorts making exceptionally high figures. Good shafty combing merinos were 10 per cent, below November. Short inferior carbonising sorts were generally 20 per cent. lower. Lambs am: erossbreds were scarce and made famine prices. Merinos were plentiful and maintained November closing values. Tin. —Spot £l-1!) ss, three months £l4B ss. Copper.—Spot £57 las, three months £SS; electrolytic, £Ol 15s. Lead, £1!) 2s (id. Spelter, £2B to £2B 7s (id. Silver, 22 13-lCd per ounce. NAPIER WOOL SALES. By Telegraph.—Per Press Association. Napier, Yesterday. The second wool sale of the season was held to-day, when I$,0(I4 bales were offered to the usual attendance of buyers. The condition of the wool was not, up to the average, buing heavier in grease and containing a large quantity of dust. There was a general falling off in prices. The drop in higher grades was from Jd to 3d and on inferior wools from Id to 1 Ad. The range of prices compared with last sale's rates 'are as follows:—Best halfbred, lOd to 12Jd (December), 13d to 143 d (November); medium halfbred to 113 d, lHd to 123 d; scoured crossbred, 13;Jd to 15d; fine crossbred, 93d to lHd, 12} d to 13d; medium crosbred, 9Jd to lOld, 10J<1 to ll.Jd; coarse crossbred, 8d to 10Jd, Oijd to lid; inferior, 71d to fid, 84d to 83d; pieces, (id to 9d, 7}d to 9.1(1; bellies, Od to 73d, CJd to Ogd; locks, 4d to 5Jd, 43d to 6d; lambs, lOd to 13Jd, 8d to 10id; dead, BJd to Old, B£d to lOd. LONDON WOOL SALES. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited (Stratford branch), has just'received a cablegram from the London office, through the head office at Wellington as follows: London cables, sales closed. Compared , with November, lower prices. Good ; Merino 10 per cent., medium 15 to 20 per cent., inferior 25 per cent., lambs and ( greasy crossbred to 5 per cent., slipe and lambs about same. WEBSTER BROS.' REPORT'. Poultry.—At the mart on Saturday, our pens were taxed with birds of all classes. Prices are a shade lower than the previous week. We still have an * unsatisfied demand for turkey gobblers, turkey liens, fat cockerels,' and hens. i Prices, as under. Hens, young, Is 4d to - 2s Id; fat, 2s to 2s 10s; cockerels, young, . Is 4.1 to 2s 2d; fat, 2s to 3s 3d;" hens, - laying, 2s (id to 2s 1 Id; ducklings, young t (id to lid; forward, Is (id to 2s (id; 'ducks, Is Id to 2s sd; drakes, 2s 3d to 2s (id; turkey hens, "fig 3d to 6s 3d; gobblers, Ss !)d to 10s Gd; geese 3s. The usual line of., auction sundries i, realised satisfactory prices. 1 Fruit.—During the week, large quan- ;- tities of fruit have arrived from Nelson, t Auckland, and Hawke's Bay. Prices are r still firm and are likely to remain so ,f till after Xmas. Prices are according d to quality of fruit .and sizes of cases: Y Bananas, ripe, 3Jd per lb.; oranges, American Navel, scarce, 30s; apples, American Winesaps, His Od to 17s 3d; tomatoes, first grade, lid to Is Id per tj lb.; second grade, 7d to 0d per lb.; I cucumbers, 4s (id to 5s (id per dozen; cherries, Od to Is first grade; Od to Od second grade; grapes, 2s (id per lb.; gooseberries, 3s to 4s f lid; plums, 3d to 4d per lb.; lemons, . Is 2d per doz.; strawberries, Is to Is 3d; l per kit; apricots, 18 lb. boxes, 7s (id ; to 8s Od; peaches, 181b. boxes, 5s (id; green peas, 0d to Is; new potatoes, lid ' to 2d lb.; cabbages, Is Gd to 2s (Id - per sack. t NEW PLYMOUTH MARKETS. 3 RETAIL PRICES. NEW PLYMOUTH, DECEMBER 5. t ' ' DAIRY PRODUCE, ETC. Butter—

Factor s. d. Best Separator .. 1 0 .... Oil 0 10 0 10 0 10 1 0 Milk (quart) 0 4 FRUIT. ..„• 2/0 doz . Bananas 4d lb. 1 Walnuts Is lb. 1 Tears Gd and 8d lb. Cd lb. VEGETABLES. ... 2d bunch ... 2d bunch 2d Khubarb . 6d bunch. ...8d and la 3d lb .. 2d and 3d Cauliflowers .. 3d and Od. BUYING PRICES. ButterBest separator regi t'dd airies 0 10J Farmers' separator 0 10 Factory Pats 1 0J r Dilir y 0 9 Eggs 1 2 .... 0 3